<description>&lt;p&gt;For years, people added their "unusual" names to their phone's dictionary, treating it as a minor inconvenience. Then some decided to fight back.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode, we meet the people whose names are constantly "corrected" by their devices and hear how I Am Not A Typo, a grassroots campaign to fix autocorrect, got the attention of tech giants.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is Part 1 of “What’s in a name?”, a new mini-series about autocorrect and inclusive technology.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If someone came to mind while you were listening, send this episode their way. And if you have an autocorrect story of your own, we'd love to hear it. Email us at madeforuspod@gmail.com.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Guests&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/cathal-wogan/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Cathal Wogan&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/xaymacaa/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Xaymaca Awoyungbo&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vedrana-koren" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Vedrana Koren&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhangwanyu/ " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Wanyu Zhang&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/angharadplanells/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Angharad Planells&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learn more about I Am Not A Typo&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Website: https://www.iamnotatypo.org/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamnotatypo&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/i-am-not-a-typo/&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;--&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Connect with Made for Us&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Show notes and transcripts:&lt;a href="https://made-for-us.captivate.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;a href="https://made-for-us.captivate.fm/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://made-for-us.captivate.fm/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Social media: &lt;a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/madeforuspodcast " rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;LinkedIn&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/madeforuspodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

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Tosin Sulaiman

What's in a name? Part 1: When your device thinks you're a typo

DEC 19, 202526 MIN
Made For Us

What's in a name? Part 1: When your device thinks you're a typo

DEC 19, 202526 MIN

Description

For years, people added their "unusual" names to their phone's dictionary, treating it as a minor inconvenience. Then some decided to fight back.In this episode, we meet the people whose names are constantly "corrected" by their devices and hear how I Am Not A Typo, a grassroots campaign to fix autocorrect, got the attention of tech giants.This is Part 1 of “What’s in a name?”, a new mini-series about autocorrect and inclusive technology.--If someone came to mind while you were listening, send this episode their way. And if you have an autocorrect story of your own, we'd love to hear it. Email us at [email protected] Wogan, Xaymaca Awoyungbo, Vedrana Koren, Wanyu Zhang and Angharad PlanellsLearn more about I Am Not A TypoWebsite: https://www.iamnotatypo.org/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamnotatypoLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/i-am-not-a-typo/--Connect with Made for UsShow notes and transcripts: https://made-for-us.captivate.fm/Social media: LinkedIn and Instagram